Abbie Cairns
Biographic Data
| ID | 6302370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abbie Cairns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abbie |
| FAMILY NAME | Cairns |
| SIGNATURE | CAIRNS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Centre Colchester Depatement of Teacher Development and HE Education |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1952-1984 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An exploratory methodological pilot of Likert Scale for Dual Identities as a reflective elicitation tool in further education identity research
Purpose This paper explores the intersection between workforce development and dual professionalism in the UK further education (FE) sector, foregrounding teacher identity as a site of both conflict and transformation. It addresses the under-theorisation of FE practitioners' dual roles, as subject specialists and pedagogues, particularly in the context of recent policy imperatives such as the Skills for Jobs White Paper and the Labour Party’s nat…
A network of enterprise's study of Tim Minchin and the creation of a creative public persona
This paper explores the evolving creative public persona of Tim Minchin as a case study of a twenty-first century celebrity. Drawing on Wallace and Gruber’s network of enterprises framework, it maps Minchin’s career across nine interconnected domains, including music, comedy, acting, writing, and activism, to examine how contemporary creative professionals navigate and reconfigure public selves. The study proposes that Minchin’s persona is not a …
I can’t do it, yet
Interrogating artist-teacher identity transformation in adult community learning
This research analyses how the experience of artist-teachers in ACL differs from that of artist-teachers in other educational sectors, and the impact of this difference on artist-teachers in ACL. This responds to the gap in the published literature on the role of artist-teachers working in FE generally and ACL more specifically. There is significant published research on artist-teachers in secondary and higher education within the UK and North Am…
How arts-based adult community learning transforms community well-being
This paper explores the pivotal role of arts-based adult community learning (ACL) in the UK, highlighting ACL's broader impacts on well-being, including social, emotional, and mental health, and belonging for diverse groups of adult learners. ACL has a social role at individual and group levels; future research might tackle the latter potential in more detail. ACL in the UK is an alternative provider of adult education, usually for learners aged …
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Interrogating artist-teacher identity transformation in adult community learning
This research analyses how the experience of artist-teachers in ACL differs from that of artist-teachers in other educational sectors, and the impact of this difference on artist-teachers in ACL. This responds to the gap in the published literature on the role of artist-teachers working in FE generally and ACL more specifically. There is significant published research on artist-teachers in secondary and higher education within the UK and North Am…
How arts-based adult community learning transforms community well-being
This paper explores the pivotal role of arts-based adult community learning (ACL) in the UK, highlighting ACL's broader impacts on well-being, including social, emotional, and mental health, and belonging for diverse groups of adult learners. ACL has a social role at individual and group levels; future research might tackle the latter potential in more detail. ACL in the UK is an alternative provider of adult education, usually for learners aged …
I can’t do it, yet
An exploratory methodological pilot of Likert Scale for Dual Identities as a reflective elicitation tool in further education identity research
Purpose This paper explores the intersection between workforce development and dual professionalism in the UK further education (FE) sector, foregrounding teacher identity as a site of both conflict and transformation. It addresses the under-theorisation of FE practitioners' dual roles, as subject specialists and pedagogues, particularly in the context of recent policy imperatives such as the Skills for Jobs White Paper and the Labour Party’s nat…
A network of enterprise's study of Tim Minchin and the creation of a creative public persona
This paper explores the evolving creative public persona of Tim Minchin as a case study of a twenty-first century celebrity. Drawing on Wallace and Gruber’s network of enterprises framework, it maps Minchin’s career across nine interconnected domains, including music, comedy, acting, writing, and activism, to examine how contemporary creative professionals navigate and reconfigure public selves. The study proposes that Minchin’s persona is not a …
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